Sunday, March 10, 2013

Dogs, Spring and healthy foods

Things are mostly back to normal after my crazy idea to foster Maggie. She-Ra and Maggie have made friends. There have even been a few snuggles. Sometimes, Maggie gets a little too excited when playing and She-Ra runs away, but she comes right back once Maggie calms down.

Quincy just loves having a buddy. We had an almost spring storm this week, and the dogs were having a ball frolicking in the snow.

Roxy remains less than thrilled that we are hosting a house guest, but she is out and about in the house. She does prefer to hang out in the bedroom, but that actually has its benefits, too. We have Roxy on a diet because she is like twice her ideal body weight. And the way we are doing this is to put out a measured amount of cat food for 30 minutes twice a day, and separating the cats for feeding time. So, Roxy is eating in the bedroom, and she seems okay with that.

In other news, the high 40-low 50 degree temperatures are just wonderful!! I was running errands yesterday without my winter jacked! In fact, a sweat shirt was perfect to keep me warm. And, I had my flip flops and sunglasses! Spring is in the air!

My father-in-law and his wife are coming over this afternoon! Andrew and I are excited about the visit! There are lots of benefits living in Albany (and some perks to being an hour away from our families), but it does get lonely. We get so excited when people come up here to visit! And I love hosting! Andrew and I are trying to eat more healthier than we had been (though we had basically cut out all meat) due to some health scares. We are trying to switch to the Mediterranean diet, but I'm having a hard time giving up cheese. Anyway, our heart healthy menu for today includes bruschetta, stuffed mushrooms, veggie stuffed shells, and a fruit crumble. Yum yum! Time to spring into action with the prep work!

Get out and enjoy the sunshine!